The Ultimate 500 Holiday Gift Guide

PUBLISHED December 16, 2014

by Jess Erickson

2014 is coming to a close and it’s that festive time of year again! Looking to find the perfect gift for your friend, colleague, family or lover? Well look no further. We’ve curated a little list of products BUILT BY 500’s portfolio companies. Happy holidays from US to YOU!

For foodies

Doughbies (prices may vary)

“I hate cookies”, said no one, ever……. Doughbies delivers freshly baked cookies in 20 minutes or less. Everything is handmade in small batches by local bakers who care about quality and method. YUM.

Do you have that kale-lovin’ and snack-a-holic friend? If they’re too busy zen’ing it up at Yoga, this is the gift for them. LovewithFood delivers natural or organic snacks to their front door every month. With every snack box you get, you are donating a meal to feed a hungry child in the U.S.

Unleash your inner Hendrix and snag a Bohemian Guitar for the new year. Feel good while purchasing too — for each guitar sold, one guitar goes to a partnering organization to support youth music education.

Wanna look like Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forgethis winter? Pre-order your Glyph and take your multi media experience to a whole other level. Boldly go where no man/woman has gone before with this new personal theater headset.

Calling all IoT groupies! Here’s a new toy you’ll wanna snag in 2015. Introducing the elegant and intelligent Ninja Sphere that gathers data from sensors and actuators to build a model that can inform you if something is out of place. It monitors temperature, lighting, energy usage, you and your pets’ presence.

Wanna personalize all the gifts above?

BONUS TIP! Gifts to send Dave McClure this year:

Published by Jess Erickson

Jess loves technology, equality and people, which is why she’s 500’s Director of Diversity. She is also the founder of the global women in tech organization Geekettes. A professional surfer of the web, she’s finally ready to settle back at home after seven years abroad and become an amateur surfer of the West Coast waves.